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Victory at the Cross
They were down 32 points. They needed 5 touchdowns to win. F-i-v-e. Everyone had written them off. The Houston Oilers had scored 21...
Barb Lownsbury
Apr 8, 20235 min read
Divine Peace
I can't live my best life when I fill my every waking moment with stuff.
Jenny Seylar
Mar 31, 20234 min read
Straddling Two Worlds
Create a clean heart for me, God; put a new, faithful spirit deep inside me! -Psalm 51:10 I sit in the dimly lit chapel on this early Ash...
Jenny Seylar
Mar 4, 20236 min read
Diffusing the Darkness
When meanness and a lack of kindness abound, choose to diffuse the darkness.
Barb Lownsbury
Feb 24, 20237 min read
Perseverance
I question God. Why can’t God just make things easier for me? Why does life have to be so hard? Why must I endure so much on my own?
Jenny Seylar
Feb 11, 20233 min read
Ugly Thoughts
Desperate for something, anything different than my current mental state of war, I opened my Bible. And God showed up.
Barb Lownsbury
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Slippery Slope
I realize I am on a slippery slope as I allow my anger to grow. Anger that leads me dangerously close to feeling hatred.
Jenny Seylar
Jan 27, 20235 min read
Feeling Shipwrecked
The process of healing feels like I am adrift in the deep end of the ocean.
Sarah Davis
Jan 20, 20234 min read
Christmas Joy
Christmas is a time that is filled with memories. Some are vivid. Other memories are faded. Christ shows up no matter what.
Jenny Seylar
Dec 18, 20225 min read
The Ebb and Flow of Faith
I quietly sit in the softness of the sand, mesmerized by the steady roaring and crashing of the mighty ocean’s waves. I know the tide is...
Barb Lownsbury
Dec 9, 20224 min read
Meaningful Prayer
I have this vivid memory of a prayer night I participated in back in my college days–so vivid that all these years later, I still...
Barb Lownsbury
Nov 18, 20224 min read
Fighting the Slow Fade
I sat raptly at the end of the church pew, my head cocked sideways, face askew with skepticism. The words floated around me, but I...
Barb Lownsbury
Nov 4, 20225 min read
Loving Discipline
God desires behavior that seeks to glorify. When we forget to draw closer, we experience pain in our choices.
Sarah Davis
Oct 29, 20224 min read
On the Edge of Things
As We drove from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland from Galway on the west, we noticed a point of interest on the map. If we...
Jenny Seylar
Oct 21, 20224 min read
Intimacy with God
I had a rather interesting dream recently. I am sitting close to the stage at the Oscars, settled between two successful actresses you...
Barb Lownsbury
Sep 23, 20225 min read
Seeing Goodness Again
The most despairing part of the the difficult seasons I have walked through is that goodness seems so very far away.
Sarah Davis
Sep 17, 20224 min read
The Answer is Yes!
Yes or no? Should I go to Ireland for a girls trip? “Yes!” Do I agree to run a 5K with friends, even though I stopped running more than...
Jenny Seylar
Aug 6, 20224 min read
Puddles of Sunshine
The practice of gratitude is learning to find the "puddles of sunshine," even in the midst of ongoing difficult circumstances.
Sarah Davis
Jul 1, 20223 min read
A Necessary Kind of Pain
We can't play in the graveyard of the person we were before we met Jesus AND be blooming with the new life of Jesus living in us.
Sarah Davis
May 21, 20223 min read
Two Sides of A Coin
Find the strength within you, and find your way forward to the joy and blessings that exist even when all hope seems lost.
Jenny Seylar
Apr 23, 20224 min read
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